Nia Vardalos

Born Sept. 24, 1962, Vardalos was raised in Winnipeg, Canada, in an eccentric family that proudly embraced its Greek heritage and encouraged her creative energy early on. She began her professional career on stage at the local theater and used her experience to earn a scholarship to Toronto's Ryerson University. In Toronto, she joined the famed Second City improvisational comedy theater troupe, well known as a training ground for a host of major U.S. and Canadian comedy stars. She made her mark at the theater and moved to the Chicago arm of Second City, where her tireless performing ultimately led her to win Chicago's Jeff Award for Best Actress. While in the Windy City, she also met and fel... Continue Bio >>